Yes, let's just take a seventh of our GDP and give them independence because they don't vote how you like.
And why should California continuously vote for for same political party after two decades and expect a different outcome but achieve the same results? Tells me they're stuck with loving the big fiscal government and anti-business laws that are enacted. If there's not enough business, people will flock to other states. I will say some Californians are out of touch with reality.
Why does the Deep South continue to vote Republican despite their constant poverty and an economy that requires being constantly propped up and saved by government disaster funds?